Collaborate Disseminate
The move comes a month before the November midterm elections – and at a time when all eyes are on Facebook to see how it protects against disinformation. Continue reading Facebook Bans More Than 800 Accounts in Disinformation Purge
The social network is expanding its effort to stamp out fake news. Continue reading Deepfake pics and videos set off Facebook’s fake news detector
“I can send a picture where all of us are together,” says “Olivia,” before sending a porn URL. Tell kids not to click! Continue reading Beware: WhatsApp scammers target children with ‘Olivia’ porn message
For years tech companies have been getting free content moderation from journalists. Whether it’s Russian manipulation campaigns, non-consensual sexual imagery, or hate speech around the world, journalists have often been the ones unearthing illegal o… Continue reading Journalists Are Not Social Media Platforms’ Unpaid Content Moderators
As the 2 billion user-strong platform grapples with misinformation, a training document for Facebook content moderators incorrectly claimed an image was of violence in Myanmar. Continue reading Facebook’s Own Training Materials Fell for Fake News
A round-up of the security news from August 27 – September 2, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript.
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Tags: emaileu telecomsfake newsHacke… Continue reading A week in security (August 27 – September 2)
Users will soon be able to use authenticator apps for 2FA codes, request blue verified badges, and get more context about big accounts. Continue reading Instagram fights misinformation and account hijackings with new tools
You, me, everyone is being rated on a scale between zero and one on signals such as whether we waste Facebook’s time by falsely flagging posts as being false. Continue reading Facebook’s rating you on how trustworthy you are
Facebook now rates users on trustworthiness so it can reduce fake news on the platform.
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Continue reading Facebook Starts Giving Users a Reputation Score to Tackle Fake News
What’s worse than fake news? Fake science – published in legitimate looking journals. Continue reading Bogus journals being used to publish fake science